1/14/2025
Connect @ Noon
Join us on Thursday, February 13th for Connect @ Noon hosted by Drabik Orthodontics at the Webster Chamber office!
Breakfast Before Business
Join us on Friday, January 31st for the first breakfast of the new year!
Longevity Awards
At our September breakfast we honored 18 businesses on their longevity.
John Zogaria Photography - A photographer located at 1314 Akers Mill Rise, Webster. Contact John Zogaria at 585-265-4116 zogaria@earthlink.net or visit his website at www.johnzogaria.com.
LifeWave - A Health & Wellness/Phototherapy Stem Cell Patches company. Contact Janelle Sacco at 585-469-6982 jcimine9@naz.edu or visit their website at www.lifewave.com/ellenajsangia.
Wiktorski Orthodontics - An orthodontic practice located at 1900 Empire Blvd, Suite 805, Webster. Contact Cory Wiktorski at 585-532-7964, codywiktorski@gmail.com or visit their website at www.wiktorskiorthodontics.com.
The strength of any organization lies in its membership. Thank you for joining. Please add these members to your directory listings.
Thank You from Webster NY Hope
Thank you to all the Chamber members that donated to our Webster NY Hope drive this year!
Underberg & Kessler Elects Two New Partners
Rochester, New York, January 3, 2025 – Underberg & Kessler LLP is pleased to announce that Ericka B. Elliott and Andrew M. Washburn have been elected partners of the Firm.
“Ericka and Andrew have made significant contributions to our clients, to the collegial culture of our Firm, and to our community. I am happy to welcome them into our partnership,” said Patrick L. Cusato, Underberg & Kessler managing partner. “They are both exceptional attorneys who have consistently demonstrated professional excellence, as well as earned the trust and respect of their colleagues, peers, and clients.”
Ericka is a member of the Firm’s Creditors’ Rights, Health Care, Litigation, and Municipal Law practice groups. She represents hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, home health agencies and other health care providers on issues ranging from risk management and patient care to collections and regulatory compliance. In her litigation practice, she helps small businesses, banks, and individuals with contract disputes, debtor/creditor issues, and corporate governance matters. In addition, Ericka represents municipal clients in litigation and advises on legislative, administrative, economic development, planning and zoning matters.
Ericka is a member of the Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA), and the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA), where she recently served as a Board member and Secretary. In 2023, she was selected to participate in MCBA’s inaugural class of The Leadership Academy and now serves on the Steering Committee for the Academy. She serves on several non-profit Boards of Directors, including Lifespan, St. Ann’s Foundation, and the WNY Rural Area Health Education Center. She served as the Board Chair for 13thirty Cancer Connect in 2024, serves on the Lima Joint Village/Town Planning Board, and is a volunteer with the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network.
Ericka was recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® for her work in Litigation-Labor & Employment in Rochester, NY. She was named a finalist in the 2024 Greater Rochester Chamber’s IGNITE Award’s program and was also named a 2024 Rochester Business Journal Forty Under 40 honoree. In addition, Ericka is a 2023 and 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars honoree and received the 2023 Legal Excellence Award for Up and Coming Lawyers from The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal. Ericka earned her B.S. from Cornell University and her J.D. from University at Buffalo School of Law.
Andrew is a member of our Commercial Lending, Creditors’ Rights, and Real Estate & Finance practice groups. His practice is focused on commercial and residential real estate matters, representing both lending institutions and borrowers in a variety of transactions.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the Webster Chamber of Commerce, is a member of the Women’s Council of REALTORS and Chair of the annual golf tournament, the Mortgage Bankers Association, Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS Young Professionals Network and serves on its Leadership Committee, and the RAC NYS Commercial Association of REALTORS. In 2024, Andrew graduated from the MCBA’s Leadership Academy program. He is the President of the Board of Directors of the Webster Soccer Association/Lakefront Soccer Club, one of the largest youth soccer organizations in New York State.
Andrew was recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® for his work in Real Estate Law in Rochester, NY and he received the 2023 Legal Excellence Award for Up and Coming Lawyers from The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal. A summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, Andrew earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
Reliant Credit Union Teen Account
Constant Contact Discount for Chamber Members
Webster Chamber of Commerce Members can get a 20% discount when they prepay for six months, or a 25% discount when they prepay for a year. Give us a call a the office for the link.
If a Chamber member has an existing Constant Contact account and wants the discount, they can email Constant Contact to have the discount applied (give us a call to get the email address). They need to include their Constant Contact username, and the name of the Chamber they are a member of in the email.
Webster Health and Education Network
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Hello Friends of WHEN,
We are kindly asking for your help to spread the word about an upcoming series of events that WHEN and the Webster Central School District are presenting for parents and guardians of tweens (children roughly 8-12 years old): Navigating the Tween Years. This series of 3 interactive forums is full of fantastic information that parents can immediately put to use in their everyday lives, as well as a great opportunity for them to share both challenges and tips with other parents. The tween years are a critical period of development and the perfect time to set kids up for success. The series includes:
- From Worries to Wellness: Building resilience in a stressful world on Tuesday, January 21, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Professional Development Center at Spry Middle School, 119 South Avenue, Webster
- Social Media & Your Kid: How tech is changing social development on Tuesday, February 4, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Klem Road South Elementary School, 1025 Klem Road, Webster
- Empowering Your Family: Harness the power of protective factors on Wednesday, April 30, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Professional Development Center at Spry Middle School, 119 South Avenue, Webster.
These are uniquely valuable opportunities for Webster families, and we hope you will encourage parents and guardians to attend. I have attached our press release and the event flyer in .JPG and .PDF formats. The registration links can be found on our events webpage: https://www.whendfcc.org/events
Rochester Baseball Historical Society 11th Annual Dinner
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Webster Association of Senior Program Supporters Spaghetti Dinner
Webster NY Hope
Webster Chamber of Commerce helps Webster NY HOPE help our neighbors
A perfect example of that giving spirit was in full evidence on Thursday afternoon when the Webster Chamber of Commerce delivered more than five fully stuffed boxes and bags of hats, gloves, socks, neck warmers and more to Webster NY HOPE for distribution to our neighbors in need.
Some of the hundreds of donated items
The Chamber has been collecting the items since October. Members were encouraged to bring items to the monthly breakfast meetings and Eat, Drink and Connect networking events, or deposit them in the collection box at the Chamber offices on Crosspointe Lane.
In just that short time, the Chamber managed to collect almost 500 pieces of winter wear, including 195 pairs of socks, 115 children’s and adults’ hats, 35 neck warmers, 113 pairs of kids’ gloves and mittens, 24 pairs of adult gloves, plus five hat and gloves sets, and more. On Thursday afternoon Chamber President Barry Howard and Administrative Assistant Barbara Baldwin dropped them all off to very grateful staff members at Webster NY HOPE.
The donations will also be greatly appreciated by our Webster neighbors in need.
“We have 600 people signed up for our Christmas program this year,” Hope Director Margery Morgan said. “There’s a big need in Webster.”
Howard agreed. “We know that this is Webster, but you have to understand, we have a lot of people in need, even in Webster. We have a lot of people that go hungry, a lot of people who don’t have clothing, a lot of people who don’t have adequate housing. We have too much of that.”
Click here to find out how you can help Webster NY HOPE make this year’s holiday season a happy one for our neighbors in need.